Thomas William CULPH

Regimental number898
Place of birthMilawa, Wangaratta, Victoria
Other NamesThomas Wilson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
Address'Milawa', Wangaratta, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Wilson Culph, Ely Street, Wangaratta, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 December 1914
Place of enlistmentWangaratta, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on 8 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 14 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death28
Place of burialAt Sea
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
7
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915.

Taken on strength, 9th Light Horse Regiment, 5 August 1915.

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, head).

Died of wounds at sea on board HS 'Rewa', 14 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CULPH Thomas William